"Yesterday we went for a stroll up Gilligan Peak, located in Deadman's Flats between McGillivray and Skogan Peak. It began with 6.3km uphill bike ride/push followed by a 1.5km bushwhack before we reached the treeline and followed a ridge/gully up to Gilligan Peak. From there it was an enjoyable, occasionally exposed traverse over to Skogan Peak. We descended to the col and bowl on loose slopes before heading back into some more bushwhacking to get back to our bikes. As expected, the downhill ride out was a blast, worth all the effort to push our bikes up there. 12.6km bike, 8km hike, 1400m elevation gain, 8 hours " — geoffhardy • Jun 8, 2025

"Climbers scramble: Heart - Twin Towers - Barclay - Lorette - Skogan - McGillivray traverse 31.75km with 2,967m gain; 15:40hrs car-to-car (6:45am - 10:25pm); 7.5L of water! Solo. Heart Mountain: summited at 8:05am, spent 20mins Grant MacEwan Peak: 8:50am Twin Towers: 9:40am / 25mins There are quite a few TR's in the Net, including description of the route's crux (DC1), a downclimb. If you weren't comfortable with it, then it'd be better to stop at the Towers, as further is even more difficult. Skipped the West Tower as already did it before and wanted to avoid unnecessary gain/loss. "Mr Barclay": 11:10am / 10mins A high point on the ridge with elevation at 2,240m and prominence 100m+. Has a cairn. As it was unnamed and the rock structure is very similar to Mary Barclay's, called it in that manner. When heading from the Tower, aim for a slope between two of them, follow a treeline that goes down along rock until you can easily traverse to the right toward the first notch on the ridge. Scramble it up and stay on the ridge. That IS the easiest way. Had an unsuccessful attempt last year, where we turned back at a downclimb (DC2), so I brought a rope for rappelling. I..." — alexp • Jul 14, 2017

"Cycled 5 km north from Stoney parking lot to base of Lorette scree gully. Scrambled to Mt. Lorette Summit (were lucky to find a source of drinking-water in the gully) for a lunch break and then traversed along a 2.5 km-long connecting ridge northward to Skogan Peak. Spectacular scenery. The weather became threatening with distant thunder and sprinkles of rain on our way back and we hurried back along the ridge and down the gully." — geoffc • Aug 9, 2016